Athena Thursday Proverbs 19:5-9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will not go free. Many curry favor with a ruler, and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts. The poor are shunned by all their relatives— how much more do their friends avoid them! Though they pursue [...]
Athena Thursday From the Wisdom of Solomon (2:12-3:9): For they reasoned unsoundly, saying to themselves, “Let us lie in wait for the righteous man, because he is inconvenient to us and opposes our actions; he reproaches us for sins against the law, and accuses us of sins against our training. He professes to have knowledge [...]
For Athena Thursday, here is an article by Dr. Peter M. Kurowski on “Wisdom Literature for the Family” (via LCMS Family Resources): Integral to any healthy family are clear boundaries. Where there are too many boundaries, people suffocate, become emotionally stunted, and go through life seething with a lot of repressed anger. Where there are [...]
If you’ve been following the lectionary texts of Holy Scripture, you’ve heard quite a lot lately about wisdom and the power of words. Much of what comes from within, from the heart, and defiles a person manifests itself in words as much as in deeds: malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance, folly, etc. (Mark 7:20-23). [...]
